Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-12
= THE COW MEN.
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the stdte 10 the NoTtn enQ west should bl
encouraged by US all, especially thos,
lines leading toward the great grain:
districts of the Western cattle country
Those cattlemen have been our customer.
20 buy and ripen the young steers from
our pastures. That line of trade shoulC
be kept up, as since the fencing of oul
lands we raise more cattle than we sue
cessfully fstten for market; and with line!
open to the Northwest, such steers 6:
will suit the tr de will move from range:
not quarantined against. Ranger:
selling these steers will often loot
to the south and west parts
of the state for young steers to fill up
with. BY concert of action alone can we
expect to succeed. To meet here and
merely pass resolutions does not bring
relief or help the cause. Money put up
in good, safe hands is what should be
done. Without it our cattle business
will in short time be in worse condi-
ton than it is to-day. The new stock
yards at st. Louis should receive our en-
couragement. In measure they are q
benefit, as they will help to hold Chicago
down to more respectable level. But
the best and most important move to the
cattle and sheepmen of Texas is q
slaughter and canning house to be estab-
lished at one of our railroad centers,
to which we can get with our stock, and
from which the dressed meat can be
shipped to the North, the East, the West
and the South, or to foreign markets
without loss. We are not alone interest
ed in the building up of market; the
farmer prospers by it, for he will in few
years have to furnish onr winter beef en-
tirely, and our success will be his gain,
not only in the handling of beef but the
products for which he finds market will
nelp make him prosp rous. The farmer,
the stockman, the merchant, the manu-
facturer and the money changer are all
interested in this scheme of building g
home market; and We believe that
if the membership of this meeting does
its duty to themselves they will re.
ceiye tie encouragement OF the good peo-
pie of tie whole land. Let not the cattle
men overlook the advantages especially
arising 10 his favor and benefit With
this home market the cattlemen will be
in many ways blessed. In the early
spring and summer, when grass teef is
not fat in any country, the Texas cattle
man has mis- young calves to market,
which he could do with this home enter
prise without heavy loss from long runs
to st. Louis and Chicago. Then the
old cow has time to get fat,
so as to be in shape to 60 to
the market in the fall.
What better plan can the cattle man want
to keep his cattle down to the number
safe to hold on his range in the winter,
while he has q market near to consume
the heifer calves, the old cows and what
steers he may wish to let 60? There are
many other points of interest to our
stock people of which we would like to
treat, but time and space forbid. The
standing committees will come IN with
their reports, which, we trust, viii
throw much light on the needs
and wants of the stock people
We are glad to say that at this time the
finances of our association are III better
condition than at our last meeting. We
are in debt to about the amount Of $40,
caused By the unpaid balance On the note
and interest we owed at our last meet
ipg and the necessary expenses incurred
from that time to date. This expense is
principally for the wages due our secre-
tary and other claims, such as printing
and postage. Your executive com
mittee has held orIy one special
meeting since your adjournment;
that was held at Austin,
December 10, last, when John I. Lyle,
W. B. SsyerS. |. T. Pryor, j. NJ. Day and
George w. Lltteield answered to roll
call. The object Of this meeting was to
consider the exposed condition of our
cattle interests, as there was so much eX-
citement in Eastern and Western states
over plsuro-pneumonia; but after waiting
on our governor we learned Of bin his
powerless position, so there was nothing
for US to do but await the annual meeting
of this association to take &C ion on the
situation. The next most important OBJ
1ect OF the meeting was to consider ways
and means by which the amount due The
association by delinquent members could
be collected. M j0rity Of the commit
tee present thought ii best II issue an
other circular to The members Of the as
sOciati0n, asking them II please take
notice of their standing ard remit the
amount due by then. Tie treasurer,
who has had charge Of the Secretary's
books, tells US he issued sucl circular
to ach delinquent member, tut says he
mas received but little money from them.
SO now the veXed question comes
UP again SIS to what shall be done with
the Iaany delinquent members. A. oar
last meeting we were disposed TO sympa
thlZe with them, believing that if such
could only understand the true !
situation they would come W Ike men |
and bear their part OF the burden with us. |
Those who have heard the different calls |
for help and who row absent themselves |
from our Eidst must be dealt with aud |
cared for by the members who are here at |
this meeting, and without making !
any suggestions We leave the |
troublesome question to your c1nsideTa- |
ton, feeling and trusting that they Will !
at your hands receive the charity and JUS |
tice due them. There is now due the as
ISOLATION the sum of $302425, besides |
the dues that will be payable ct this
We realize the power we could !
WELD and the benefit it would /
be to the stock people, if every msn /
would come up with what he owes of |
this debt. But while this large amount is
due US by the members, yet effort after
effort hiss been made to collect the same,
and in our deliberations we would .
encourage the belief that the debt is
worth but little. Your committee would !
most earnest insist that the quar-
lntine law" ii adjoining states and terri
.ories az INST our cattle be most faith
ully obs ,rVed, es by honest and far deal
ng we can alone expect their support